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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 II is better than the OnePlus 8 UW, getting a general score of 87.2 against 75.9. Sony Xperia 5 II's design has the same thickness than OnePlus 8 UW, but it's a bit lighter. The OnePlus 8 UW and Sony Xperia 5 II have quite similar CPUs, they have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
OnePlus 8 UW has a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bigger display. The Xperia 5 II features a lot bigger storage for applications and games than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 II also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a little longer battery life than Sony Xperia 5 II, because it has an 8% larger battery size. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a much better camera than Xperia 5 II, because although it has worse video frame rate, a smaller sensor giving a worse image quality and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with a lot more MP camera in the back.
Sony Xperia 5 II costs a little more than the OnePlus 8 UW, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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